"Son. ”

In the evening, at the foot of Qulong Mountain...

The eagle spreads its wings and cuts through the blue sky.

The blue waves are natural, and the breeze and green grass are blowing.

In the sea of flowers, Lei Meng raised his arms high, and steadily caught the eagle that landed with its wings closed. Glancing at the sharp gaze of the eagle, Lei Meng turned around and shouted: "Yu Youran really led the troops north, and now he has passed the West Pavilion." ”

"Hmm. ”

The rape flowers, which were once ravaged by the wind and lightning, may never be able to stand again, but the strength of the plant lies in its indomitable will to live. Even if they are trampled in the mud, they will use the most tenacious perseverance to turn their broken bodies into fertilizer and grow new branches and leaves.

As long as they can see the sun, they can be reborn.

The soldiers and horses under Qu Long Mountain had already withdrawn to the mountain, leaving only dozens of leaders to discuss in the clearing cleared by thunder and lightning.

When Lei Meng spoke, Xia Xun's reaction was particularly calm, he just picked up a few small pebbles on the spot, placed them in the three directions of the desk map, and then looked at the leaders who had been standing or sitting beside him for a long time.

"There's a pretty serious thing, and I have to tell you the truth. ”

"......" others were speechless, casting waiting eyes.

Xia Xun said: "We are isolated. ”

"Now that there is only the last bell left in the decisive battle, since Yu Youran chose to send troops north, then the place where she finally camped could only be the north corner of Fangcun Peak. And I am waiting for the West Examination Room, if you enter the game, the first choice is Xiting Zhai. In this way, Chunyang formed a horn with the royal family stationed at the mouth of Fangcun Peak, and firmly outflanked our army. If a war starts, we will be attacked from head to end, and it will be difficult to put things in order. ”

Xia Xun's words were quite heavy.

Everyone silently exuded cautious melancholy...

"This crazy woman, why is it so difficult?"

Xia Hou couldn't help it, the corners of his mouth bit the withered grass, he raised his arms and clenched his fists, and said fiercely: "If you say it, let's kill it directly with the whole army, no matter where she is encamped?"

"No, you can't. ”

Du Shao shook his head and took over: "The power of the Pure Yang Sword Array should not be underestimated. Judging from the defeat of Zhang Han before the broken jade, its combat power is definitely comparable to that of a 5,000-strong army. If we are close to each other, we will only lose both sides and give others a chance to take advantage of it. Besides, I haven't taken into account the damage of the Damned Thunderbolt as a result. ”

A female disciple of the Tang Sect asked suspiciously, "Since they want to make us dumplings, then we can bypass the West Pavilion and set up another village, won't we be able to reverse the situation?"

Xia Xun glanced at the talker, and then glanced at the young envoy.

Dushao understood, knowing that Xia Xun was tired and didn't want to waste his lips and tongue on this matter, so he helped and said: "Except for Xiting, we have nowhere else to go." ”

The female disciple of the Tang Sect was puzzled: "Why?"

Du Shao explained: "Because, now that the eight bells have sounded, the area of the examination room is only four thousand miles below the square inch peak. If the ninth bell is heard again, it will be only two thousand miles. Two thousand miles seems like a lot, but under Fangcun Peak, it is just a corridor of hundreds of miles around. Pure Yang is stationed in the north, and the imperial family is stationed in the east, and if the remaining forces do not want to clash with us head-on, they will inevitably choose to flee to the south. In this way, there are garrisons on the southeast, north and south, and if we do not garrison the West Pavilion, we can only attack one of them and occupy the mountain as the king. And the Quartet is vying for hegemony, and whoever makes the first move will become the target of everyone. Therefore, we can only go to Xiting and wait and see what happens. ”

The female disciple of the Tang Sect seemed to understand the key point, and no longer answered.

The one-eyed leader on the west side, clasping his hands in his arms, asked with some incomprehension: "So, knowing that it is a pit, we have to jump if we don't jump?"

Du Shao nodded: "What Xun Shao said is severe, that's it." ”

“......”

The tone is calm, but the meaning is grim.

Don't look at Qu Long's daily life is free and happy, it's all because there has never been a vicious war. Now an inevitable ultimate battle is in front of them, and the leaders of Qu Long who are surrounding around them can't help but show their consideration.

But deliberation is only about countermeasures, not fear.

After all, the heavenly test is a battlefield, and there will inevitably be weak situations and competitions on the battlefield, and they have already been mentally prepared for the final battle under Fang Cun Peak. Even if Xia Xun doesn't express his position, and Chunyang doesn't join forces with the royal family, the candidates in Qu Longshan will not expect this battle to be easy.

"How about combining vertical and horizontal?"

Everyone thought about it for a long time, and Maito suddenly said a strategy: "Pure Yang is in the north, the royal family is in the east, and the rest of the candidates are basically on the south side." Our garrison in Xiting, if we can reach a tacit understanding with the south examination room and contain each other in the northeast, it may be able to reduce our burden a lot. ”

"I can't lighten it. ”

Dushao didn't think much about it, and immediately rejected Maito's suggestion.

"Our burden never lies on the outside, and even if the three examination rooms from the southeast, north and south are all under siege, we still have the strength to resist. Our burden is always internal. There are only 2,400 places in the top three in the heavenly test, and we have 7,000 people. If we adopt a concerted strategy, the interests of all will be infringed, and this will only exacerbate our internal contradictions, which will be even more counterproductive. ”

Xiahou was puzzled: "We have a military merit book. In the meritorious system, those with high merit are given priority, how can there be a contradiction?"

"You're wrong, that's what makes it contradictory. ”

Du Shaozheng looked at Xiahou: "Our original intention in setting up the merit book was to let the Qu Long soldiers work together and help each other in the same boat. Therefore, the accumulation of meritorious deeds is only for Qu Longshan's brothers. If we unite with other candidates for the Heavenly Examination, how can we coordinate this rule? If the rules are abolished and the morale of the army is in turmoil, we will be defeated without a fight. ”

“......”

Xiahou was speechless for a moment.

He finally understood what Xia Xun was worried about.

Qu Longshan's meritorious system, from the day it was established, had already stipulated the number of Qu Longshan dead. Now it is simply impossible for them to increase their numbers, let alone annex them. can only use his still colossal body to keep rushing and killing.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become heavy in vain, Xia Xun couldn't delay any longer. He raised his hand and waved it slightly, motioning for the person who stood up to sit down. Then the index finger touched the bridge of his nose, and said comfortingly: "Saion knows whether he is blessed if he loses his horse, and if he comes, he will be safe." Xiting, in fact, is a good place, there are streams and rivers on the side, there are mountains in front and back, and it is the first choice for the garrison. It's a pity to abandon it. Besides, the final battle of the Heavenly Trial will definitely be dangerous, and without the danger as a barrier, we will have a lot of trouble. Since Yu Youran wants to unite with the royal family to seek our skin, then we will have a good fight with them. ”

Hearing that he wanted a steel frame, Lei Meng suddenly became energetic: "How steel?"

Xia Xun stretched out his hand and pulled out the gold leaf from the sheepskin map, and then forcefully inserted it upside down in the lower west corner of Fang Cun Peak: "Hard steel." ”

"She wants to use the trend of encirclement and suppression in the northeast to make it difficult for us to take care of the end, so we will divide our troops into two ways and fight a two-pronged battle!

"Good!"

"Xun Shao, we've been waiting for your words for a long time!"

"Grandma, if you don't beat people for a long time, my fist will rust!"

"Uh..."

Xia Xun said that there was an extraordinarily imposing score, and several northerners such as Lei Meng and Hu Xi couldn't help but coax to drink. And Tang Chuan, Qian Ming and other leaders of Qu Longshan were very cautious.

After Lei Meng and the others coaxed for a while, Tang Chuan asked rather disappointedly: "Xun Shao, we are not afraid of hard work." It's just that the Pure Yang Sword Formation can defeat ten thousand troops, the royal family also has nearly 10,000 soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of candidates in the south. If we are close to each other, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to afford to consume. ”

"Yes, we can't afford it. ”

Xia Xun did not deny Tang Chuan's concerns, and even agreed: "Therefore, we can only solve it quickly." ”

After a pause, Xia Xun glanced at everyone, and his expression suddenly became three points heavier.

Without waiting for others to answer, he picked up the case planning brush, quickly sketched a few long lines in the center of the map, and said: "Only two thousand four are taken from the top three in the heavenly test, and this amount is particularly sensitive." As long as the total number of candidates in the square inch examination room is reduced to this upper limit, the tenth bell will ring. At the end of the day test, climb to the peak to take Bodhi. In other words, if you can't reduce it to this upper limit, no matter how tragic the battle is, you have to keep fighting.

In advance, Dushao had calculated that there were still at least 40,000 candidates left in the examination room. In other words, excluding Chunyang, the royal family and us, there will be at least 20,000 candidates gathered in the south examination room. The strength of 20,000 people, scattered or not, is enough to balance either side in the east, west or north. And they have stayed so far, just to go to the top three in the sky. As long as they are driven by desire, sooner or later they will twist into a ball and launch a ruthless knife to draw a knife and kill people. And they are in the same position as us, also sandwiched between the pure yang and the royal family. If we do it, the enemy of our enemies will undoubtedly be our most loyal allies.

Therefore, in the next battle, our essentials are in one word!

Fast as the wind, as fast as lightning, and as fast as lightning.

In the shortest possible time, we must completely contain the main force of either the Pure Yang or the Imperial Family, so that its tail will be weakened and the south will be slashed! At that time, the east, west, north and south will circulate and move, and it will not only be us who will be difficult to take care of, but the entire examination room. This is - win in chaos!"

As he spoke, Xia Xun's face turned solemn again: "Although, I said it easily. But I have to remind you once again that this is a vicious battle. Far worse than any previous battle. Even if we can defeat the two powerful enemies of the Imperial Family and Pure Yang unscathed, we still have to face endless sneak attacks, and even ourselves..."

"Xia Xun, don't say this. ”

"Qu Long's top three on meritorious service, who dares to disobey the rules, I, Assad, will not be the first to spare him!"

"Yes, work together and help each other in the same boat! What are you afraid of?"

"How to fight this battle, you can say it!"

“......”

Several leaders couldn't hear the alarmist words, and before Xia Xun finished speaking, they all stopped drinking. Xia Xun also showed interest, knowing that it would be redundant, so he didn't say anything more.

He raised his hand to calm the emotions of several excited leaders a little: "Since you all know in your hearts, then I won't talk nonsense. Xia Xun turned his eyes to look at Tang Xiaotang: "Xiaotang, bring the map of Fangcun Peak." ”

"Hmm. ”

Tang Xiaotang nodded in response, and then took out a beige manuscript paper from his waist bag. A few steps ahead, Lisuo spread out the manuscript paper on the desk in front of Xia Xun.

The yellow manuscript paper is still a map, unlike the sheepskin map underneath, this manuscript paper map is only delineated by the terrain near Fangcun Peak, and it is more detailed.

Xia Xun asked Dushao again in a blink of an eye: "Have all the important places been sent to verify that they are correct?"

Du Shao said: "The trees in the Yellow Squirrel Ridge were cut down by the royal family a few days ago, and it is difficult to use them for hiding soldiers. Due to the heavy rain for several days, the mud of Bali Mountain was inclined to block the main road, and the river was overflowing, so it was no longer suitable for marching. It is worth noting that the general of the Banxuegang garrison is Qin Feng, this person is the general of the Tiance Mansion of Lishan, who is young, has extraordinary military strategies, and has excellent tactics, which is by no means comparable to ordinary men and women, and must be treated with caution. Other than that, everything else is the same. ”

"Qin Feng..."

Hearing this person's name, Xia Xun thought deeply for a while, scraped the bridge of his nose with one hand, and gently tapped the desk with a brush in the other, as if he was a little jealous.

"Indeed, this man is not a man of man. It is said that on the night of Yumu Village, Li Jiancheng's handsome tent was the only one who did not speak all night. A few days ago, when encircling and suppressing Gu Fan, Bai Lingyun was also set up by him. In a choke point like Banxuegang, Bai Lingyun made Qin Feng lead the army to garrison again, and he really used the right person. ”

"Haha..."